Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya
Libya: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
185th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2004
All-time low
0.2%
in 2011
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.2% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya peaked at 0.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Libya 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -35.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya was 0.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Libya ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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